Barry Kemp (Egyptologist) Explained

Barry J. Kemp
Birth Date:14 May 1940
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Alma Mater:University of Liverpool
Discipline:Egyptologist

Barry John Kemp, (14 May 1940 – 15 May 2024) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist. He was Professor of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directed excavations at Amarna in Egypt. His book Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation is a core text of Egyptology and many Ancient History courses.[1]

Life and education

Kemp was born on 14 May 1940 in Birmingham.[2] [3] He studied Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1962.[4] He died on 15 May 2024, a day after his 84th birthday.[5] [6]

Academic career

In 1962, Kemp joined the University of Cambridge as an assistant lecturer.[7] He was promoted to lecturer in 1969, Reader in Egyptology in 1990, and made Professor of Egyptology in 2005.[8] He was also a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge from 1990 to 2007.[9] He retired from full-time academia in 2007, and was made professor emeritus. Beginning in 2008, he was a senior fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at Cambridge.[10]

From 1977 until 2008, he was the director of excavation and archaeological survey at Amarna for the Egypt Exploration Society.[11] He continued his research of the Amarna Period of ancient Egypt as director of the Amarna Project and secretary of the Amarna Trust.[12] He also contributed to many highly regarded and widely used Egyptology texts, including Civilisations of the Ancient Near East, edited by Jack Sasson. He was a co-author of Bruce Trigger's Ancient Egypt: A Social History, which incorporates the work of many leading Egyptologists and addresses recent trends in the subject.[13] Kemp stated he was interested in developing a holistic picture of Ancient Egyptian society rather than focussing on the elite culture that dominates the archaeological record: "This holistic approach involves explaining the present appearance of the site in terms of all the agencies at work..."[14]

Honours

Kemp was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1992.[7] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to archaeology, education and international relations in Egypt.

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Scholars. Far Horizons Archaeological and Cultural Trips Inc.. 23 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227073938/http://www.farhorizons.com/scholars.php. 27 February 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Barry Kemp, Who Unearthed Insights About Ancient Egypt, Dies at 84. 29 May 2024. Risen. Clay. 29 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Kemp, Prof. Barry John, (born 14 May 1940), Professor of Egyptology, 2005–07, now Emeritus, and Fellow, McDonald Institute of Archaeological Research, since 2008, University of Cambridge; Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, 1990–2007, now Emeritus . . Oxford University Press . 19 May 2021 . en . 1 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Professor Barry Kemp FBA . The British Academy . 19 May 2021 . en.
  5. News: In memory of Barry Kemp . 17 May 2024 . Museo Egizio . 16 May 2024.
  6. News: Barry Kemp, Egyptologist who dispelled myths about the ‘Christ-like’ pharaoh Akhenaten – obituary . 20 May 2024 . The Telegraph . 20 May 2024.
  7. Web site: Professor Barry Kemp. British Academy Fellows. British Academy. 4 September 2016.
  8. Web site: September 16th 2013 – Barry Kemp. Egyptian Study Society. 23 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302011757/http://www.egyptstudy.org/index.php/lectures/10-ess-lectures-2017. 2 March 2014. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Professor Barry Kemp. Wolfson College, Cambridge. 23 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170923144814/https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/people/professor-barry-kemp . 23 September 2017.
  10. Web site: Jarman . Emma . Prof Barry Kemp . Department of Archaeology . University of Cambridge . 19 May 2021 . en . 2020-02-26.
  11. Web site: Barry Kemp honoured. Egypt Exploration Society. 4 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919163210/http://www.ees.ac.uk/news/index/87.html. 19 September 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: Contact. Armarna Project. 4 September 2016.
  13. Bruce Trigger, B.J. Kemp, D. O'Connor, and A.B. Lloyd Ancient Egypt: A Social History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
  14. Web site: Amarna Report 3 – Introduction. Amarna Project, with permission by the Egyptian Study Society. 2 September 2016.

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